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1. Toshiba Prepares to Formalise Chip Unit Sale to Bain Capital, Rejected Suitor Steps Up Legal Action

   But even after Toshiba officials announced that the JPY 2 trillion ($18 billion) deal had been reached, question marks remain.

2. Flipkart Offers on Mobiles Revealed: Big Billion Days Deals on Samsung Galaxy S7, Lowest Prices on iPhones, and More

   Flipkart offers on mobiles include huge discounts on Samsung Galaxy S7, and Huawei P9, the cheapest prices on iPhone 7, iPhone 6s, iPhone 6, and Xiaomi Redmi 4A, Mi A1 flash sales.

3. Amazon Great Indian Festival Sale Live for Amazon Prime Members: The Best Deals on Offer

   Amazon sale's exclusive early access is available for Prime members, with deals on mobile phones, TVs, wearables, laptops, and Amazon devices.

4. Netgear Launches Orbi Tri-band Wi-Fi Systems for Small to Mid-Sized Homes in India: Price, Specifications

   Netgear on Tuesday launched two new routers in the Orbi series - the RBK30 and RBK40 Orbi Tri-band Wi-Fi Systems - for small to mid-sized homes starting at Rs. 20,000 and Rs. 26,000, respectively.

5. Google Pixelbook, Home Mini Smart Speaker, New Daydream VR Headset Ahead of Pixel Event

   The Google Pixelbook will reportedly come with a pressure-sensitive stylus, called the Pixelbook Pen, and will be offered in three storage variants: 128GB, 256GB, and 512GB.

6. PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds Sets Steam Record for Peak Player Count; 150,000 Cheaters Removed Since Launch

   PlayerUnknown's twitter account on Saturday tweeted that the game had 1,342,857 players online at the same time, yet again surpassing games like Dota 2 and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.

7. Silicon Valley Makes a Rare Bet on Silicon With Startup Barefoot

   In less than four years, Barefoot has pulled in about $155 million of funding from the biggest names in the Valley, Wall Street, and China.

8. Apple, Dell Join Bid to Buy Toshiba's Chip Business: Bain

   Bain said last week it made a "revised offer" for Toshiba, which "brings in a broad list of strategic partners including Apple, Dell" and others who will invest in the business

9. LG Loses European Appeal Against EUR 541 Million Price-Fixing Fine

   LG Electronics has lost its final appeal against a giant price-fixing fine imposed by the European Union and will pay more than EUR 540 million.

10. Toshiba Chip Deal: Bain Says Dell, Other Firms Join Its Bid

    Toshiba said this week it has agreed to focus on selling the world's No. 2 NAND producer to a group led by Bain and South Korean chipmaker SK Hynix.

11. HP Sprocket Pocket-Sized Printer for Smartphones Launched in India

    The HP Sprocket is a hand-held printer that allows you to print instant pictures (2x3-inch size) and share among friends.

12. Windows 10 Fall Creators Update to Offer Improved Privacy Features, Including App Permissions

    Windows 10 Fall Creators Update will let users have better control over how third-party apps work on their system.

13. Dell Launches VR-Ready Precision 5720 All-in-One PC in India: Price, Specifications

    The 27-inch Dell Precision 5720 is available in India at a starting price of Rs. 1,09,000.

14. HP Launches New Elite 1000 Series Lineup to Boost Workplace Portfolio

    The new line-up includes the HP EliteBook x360 1020 G2 convertible, the HP EliteBook 1040 G4 notebook, and HP EliteOne 1000 AIO.

15. BlueBorne Uses Bluetooth to Spread Malware, Can Potentially Infect 5.3 Billion Devices Globally: Report

    The researchers have informed Microsoft, Google, Linux, and Apple about the 'BlueBorne' attack, and some have even rolled out patches for it.

16. Gigabyte X299 Aorus Gaming 7 and Intel Core i7-7740X 'Kaby Lake X' Review

    Intel's Kaby Lake-X architecture powers the more modest members of its new Core X-series processor family. We review the reasonably priced Core i7-7740X.

17. iOS 11, macOS High Sierra, watchOS 4, tvOS 11 Release Dates Announced: Compatible Devices, How to Install, Features, and More

    iOS 11, tvOS 11, and watchOS 4 will be released globally on September 19, while macOS High Sierra will release a week later on September 25.

18. Microsoft Teams Gets Guest Access Feature for Office 365 Commercial, Education Users

    Microsoft says that it is now rolling out the guest access feature to all Office 365 commercial and education customers. This means that Office 365 users can now add people from outside their own company to a team.

19. Dell Launches Premium Support Plus Service With 'Predictive Issue Detection' in India

    With the new launch, Dell now offers OnSite support, Premium Support, and the Premium Support Plus, based on their requirement and needs.

20. Xiaomi Mi MIX 2 Launch, New iPhone X Leaks, Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Pre-Bookings, and More: Your 360 Daily

    Xiaomi Mi MIX 2, Mi Note 3, and Mi Notebook Pro launch, iPhone X & iPhone 8 specifications leaked, and Samsung Galaxy Note 8 India pre-bookings.

21. Xiaomi Mi Notebook Pro With 15.6-Inch Display Launched: Price, Specifications

    A major Xiaomi Mi Notebook Pro highlight is the addition of a fingerprint sensor in the touchpad itself, compatible with Windows Hello.

22. India Is a Very 'Dynamic' Gaming Market: Lenovo APAC President Ken Wong

    "That is why we also picked India as a focus market in terms of gaming. There is a sizeable population that is really into gaming."

23. HP Collaborates With Siemens on 3D Printing

    HP on Friday announced integration of its 'Multi Jet Fusion' 3D printer with Siemens' Additive Manufacturing (AM) software module.

24. iPhone 7, MacBook Air, AirPods, Bluetooth Speakers, and More Tech Deals This Week

    iPhone 7 32GB, MacBook Air, Mac Mini, Bluetooth speakers and earphones on discount this week on Amazon, Flipkart, and Paytm.

25. Lenovo ThinkPad A275, ThinkPad A475 Business Laptops Powered by AMD Pro Processors Launched

    Lenovo’s new laptops, ThinkPad A275 and ThinkPad A475, were recently announced as being the first business laptops for the company to be powered by AMD Pro processors.

26. Asus ROG G701 With 17.3-Inch Display, GeForce GTX 1080 Launched in India

    Powered by up to a seventh generation Intel Core i7 processor, the Asus ROG G701 laptop runs on up to 64GB DDR4 2800MHz DRAM.

27. Chrome 61 Available for Android and Desktop Users, Brings Translate Toolbar and More

    For desktop users, Chrome 61 brings a lot of developer-friendly introductions like the WebUSB API support, and for Android users it brings the Web Share API.

28. Microsoft Future Decoded Event Set for October 31, New Surface Book Expected

    Microsoft is set to host an event on October 31, and its Surface product lead Panos Panay will take centre stage to unveil Microsoft's next big offering.

29. Intel's Fight Against EU Antitrust Fine Set to Drag on After Court Ruling

    Judges said the General Court should focus on Intel's arguments that its rebates to customers were not anti-competitive.

30. Logitech MX Ergo Trackball Mouse With Adjustable Hinge Launched

    Logitech says that the adjustable hinge on the new MX Ergo mouse allows users to increase the angle from 0 to 20 degrees, which effectively improves wrist posture and pronation.